F
F
Abbreviation for Fahrenheit.
FAT
Acronym for file allocation table. The file system structure used by the MS-DOS
®
and Windows operating systems to organize and keep track of
file storage. The Windows NT
®
operating system can optionally use a FAT file system structure.
FCC
Abbreviation for Federal Communications Commission.
FIFO
Acronym for first-in first-out.
flash memory
A type of EEPROM chip that can be reprogrammed from a utility on diskette while still installed in a computer; most EEPROM chips can only be
rewritten with special programming equipment.
format
To prepare a hard-disk drive or diskette for storing files.
ft
Abbreviation for feet.
FTP
Abbreviation for file transfer protocol.
G
G
Abbreviation for gravities.
GB
Abbreviation for gigabyte(s). A gigabyte equals 1024 MB or 1,073,741,824 bytes.
graphics mode
A video mode that can be defined as x horizontal pixels by y vertical pixels by z colors.
GRMS
Abbreviation for gravity root mean squared.
GST
Abbreviation for Goods and Services Tax.
H
h
Abbreviation for hexadecimal. A base-16 numbering system, often used in programming to identify addresses in the computer's RAM and I/O
memory addresses for devices. The sequence of decimal numbers from 0 through 16, for example, is expressed in hexadecimal notation as: 0, 1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F, 10. In text, hexadecimal numbers are often followed by h.
heat sink
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